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Subchapter 24 Proposed Amendments

• Radiologic Technologist Act created the Radiologic

Technology Board of Examiners and radiologic technology licensure in 7 categories. (1969)

• Subchapter 24 created Nuclear Medicine Technologist

licensure issued by DEP in 1980. (ARRT & NMTCB certification accepted)

• Fusion Imaging Technology: Requires two operators
• r one person licensed in both diagnostic radiologic

technology and nuclear medicine technology.

• 2013 Legislative Bills passed to create a new license

category in hybrid fusion imaging technology.

NJ Licensure History

• August 2013 Radiologic Technologist Act

Amendment signed into law.

• Permits the Radiologic Technology Board of

Examiners (Board) to license currently licensed nuclear medicine technologists in hybrid fusion imaging technology who has: Completed appropriate education or training and demonstrates competency as determined by the Board.

• Also, this new license permits the licensed nuclear

medicine technologist to perform attenuation correction using CT equipment.

NJ Licensure History Cont’d

• A. New License Category in Hybrid

Fusion Imaging Technology

Licensing Requirements

• Licensed nuclear medicine technologists who have

completed the ARRT’s post‐primary CT examination requirements and are currently CT certified by the ARRT. – ARRT Requirements: Perform a total of 125 CT procedures to include at least 25 different procedures performed at least three times or a maximum of five times. – January 2016, 16 hours of continuing education in ARRT examination content areas.

Licensure Eligibility

• Other Possible Pathways : NMTCB November 2013

Announcement

• No other license categories are eligible for fusion

imaging licensure. Reasons: – The Rad Tech Act limits licensure to licensed Nuc Med Technologists. – Licensed Nuc Med Technologists already possess the education and experience in handling radioactive materials.

• The BOARD needs to develop a provision and process

that permits LNMTs to complete the ARRT CT clinical requirements in New Jersey.

Licensure Eligibility cont’d

B. Revisions to reflect New Jersey’s Agreement State status with NRC

• With the Bureau of Environmental Radiation’s assistance,

delete or modify existing provisions, since they were not corrected during the Agreement State regulation adoption.

• Examples:

– Other than the Authorized User or LNMT, who can administer radioactive materials in Section 24.1 – Types of radioactive material licenses issued (i.e.; State and Federal) in Sections 24.2 and 24.3 – Definitions in Section 24.2 – Dose Administration Records in Section 24.3

• The outcome of this exercise may result in a change in the

title of the regulation, since the rule may be limited to the education and licensing requirements of nuclear medicine technologists and hybrid fusion technologists

Agreement State Related Amendments

• C. Revisions to Nuclear Medicine

Technology School Requirements

• All three NJ nuclear medicine technology schools are

accredited by the JRCNMT.

• Currently, Subchapter 24 has school requirements and an

approval process that duplicates most of the JRCNMT’s requirements – Proposal: Remove existing provisions –Require schools to be accredited by the JRCNMT –Registered with the DEP.

Nuclear Medicine School Amendments

• New Jersey needs to create supervision requirements

for students, since JRCNMT has none. – Proposal: – (1a) Direct supervision (in‐room) prior to competency determination and – (1b) Indirect supervision after competency determination for all diagnostic procedures and – (2) Direct supervision for all therapeutic procedures.

• Provision to permit NMT students to observe,

participate in, and/or perform the CT portion of a hybrid fusion procedure and determine the level of supervision needed.

Nuclear Medicine School Amendments cont’d

• D. Existing Nuclear Medicine

Technology and New Hybrid Fusion Imaging Technology Fees

Existing Nuclear Medicine Technology License Fees

• Examination Fee: Current $75

Proposed: $ TBD (ARRT Cost $100 and Administrative Cost $ TBD) (Last increased in 2000)

– Very limited use 1 examinee in the last 5 years (state exam) – Most persons either take the ARRT or NMTCB examination

• Initial License Fee: Current $40

Proposed: $ TBD (Last increased in 1985)

• Biennial License Renewal Fee: $40 ($20/year)
• Proposed: $ TBD (Last increased in 2000)

– On‐line licensee renewal

New Hybrid Fusion Imaging Technology Fees

• Examination Fee: N/A
• Initial License Fee: Proposed $ TBD
• Biennial License Renewal Fee: Proposed $ TBD

Anticipated Rulemaking Schedule

• DEP Launch Meeting ‐ January 2014
• Rule Proposal in New Jersey Register – June 2014
• Rule Adoption in NJR – August ‐ September 2014

Stakeholder Communications

• Stakeholder Meeting Summary –

– Located on the DEP rule page at

http://www.nj.gov/dep/workgroups/

• Submit comments on subchapter 24 amendments to

– Ann Martz at ann.martz@dep.state.nj.us by January 8, 2014

• Thank you for your assistance in the rulemaking process.